The Board has found new and material evidence to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, but the claim remains denied as there is no competent medical evidence of a nexus between the current diagnosis of delusional disorder and his period of active duty service or any service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the new evidence does not establish a causal link between the veteran's current psychiatric condition and his military service, despite finding that there is a current diagnosis of delusional disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- delusional disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2000
- Citation
- 0014767
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What this means for you
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